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    Pilgrim's Muskets

    Hello, You have touched on something that I have been searching for. A long time, actually. If you don't mind my asking, where did you find the info on the 50 snaphaunces and 10 matchlocks? Thanks, Yancey
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    Charleville

    I forgot to mention. Another poster mentioned the history of the 1777 Charleville. During the American Revolution, the only known uses of that model were a coupl of Companies of Rochambeau's Troops at Yorktown. The 77 does qualify as a Revolutionary War Weapon, but with a tiny window of use...
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    Charleville

    I would suggest that you look for a well loved Navy Arms 1766 Charleville. They were sold as model 1763's, but they were really model 1766's. I have experience with Navy Arms, Pedersoli, and originals. Both as a shooter and a gunsmith. The Pedersoli's are quality guns but they don't look...
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    Good question. They do adjust. When you tighten the thumb screw, it pushes the jaws of the serpentine open. Place the match in and turn it out. This tightens the leaves of the serpentine against the cord.
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    That is a good question. I would say that coming up with a stock profile that fit me well so that I could be sure I could shoot it well. I have a very long 14 5/8" length of pull. I did lengthen that dimension a bit from the original. Otherwise, it was a pretty smooth build. Making the...
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    Good question. I don't like the smaller bore matchlocks so I went with .69 simply because I already have six or seven differnt moulds in the .69 range. Historically, it should have been bigger. Thanks for the compliments. I wish I could build more 17th century arms!
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    fish-butted matchlocks

    That is a great point that you make, and I'm glad that you brought it up. Many flintlock muskets and fowlers are found with narrow dovetailed mortices for the attachment of the flashpan as a matchlock. Similarly, almost no examples of early British Snaphaunce muskets exist. There are a few...
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    sorry, amazingly, I seem to have it figured out. Here are a few other photos.
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    sorry, amazingly, I seem to have it figured out. Here are a few other photos.
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    ok guys...help me out, why is the photo not showing up?
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    ok guys...help me out, why is the photo not showing up?
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    Here are some photos of a matchlock musket that I built last summer. Save for the Coleraine Barrel, it is entirely scratch built, down to the screws. It has a 46" barrel. The stock is semi fish tail. It was copied from one out of a collection in England dating in the 1615 - 1620 range. My...
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    Repro 1620 Matchlock Musket

    Here are some photos of a matchlock musket that I built last summer. Save for the Coleraine Barrel, it is entirely scratch built, down to the screws. It has a 46" barrel. The stock is semi fish tail. It was copied from one out of a collection in England dating in the 1615 - 1620 range. My...
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    fish-butted matchlocks

    Here is the kicker, however. Their barrels were iron and they didn't have lawyers. So, dimensionally, if you built something in the say .62 - .69 range, your arm would most likely have a barrel with the same dimensions as their thin walled, large bore barrels. It would be heavier however...
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